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* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: True Celtic ''astrology and calendars'' are notoriously vague even to the worlds' leading experts on researching the cultures involved. It does not help that so many people touting a "Celtic Tree Calendar" as gospel have been misled by the 1940's writings of Robert Graves.
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: True Celtic ''astrology and calendars'' are notoriously vague even to the worlds' leading experts on researching the cultures involved. It does not help that so many people touting a "Celtic Tree Calendar" as gospel have been misled by the 1940's writings of Robert Graves.
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: The Tuatha Dé Danann didn't leave this world and make way for humans by choice. Mankind went to war against them, won, and drove them out so that they could claim their land. It is the only time in any mythology where humanity kicked the gods' collective butts.<ref> Then again, in Celtic mythology mankind was descended from the god of death, which probably evened things out a bit.</ref>
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: The Tuatha Dé Danann didn't leave this world and make way for humans by choice. Mankind went to war against them, won, and drove them out so that they could claim their land. It is the only time in any mythology where humanity kicked the gods' collective butts.<ref> Then again, in Celtic mythology mankind was descended from the god of death, which probably evened things out a bit.</ref>
* [[Droit Du Seigneur]]: Conchobar was actually ''obligated'' to sleep with Emer before Cu Chulainn. He was understandably too scared to actually sleep with the wife of a man known to go into [[The Berserker|crazy, murderous rages]], so he simply shared a bed with her while Fergus and Cathbad stayed in the room to confirm that nothing actually happened.
* [[Droit du seigneur]]: Conchobar was actually ''obligated'' to sleep with Emer before Cu Chulainn. He was understandably too scared to actually sleep with the wife of a man known to go into [[The Berserker|crazy, murderous rages]], so he simply shared a bed with her while Fergus and Cathbad stayed in the room to confirm that nothing actually happened.
* [[Engaging Conversation]]: Lots of them, with Cu Chulainn and Emer's conversation overlapping with [[Geeky Turn On]] (see [[Nerds Are Sexy]] below).
* [[Engaging Conversation]]: Lots of them, with Cu Chulainn and Emer's conversation overlapping with [[Geeky Turn On]] (see [[Nerds Are Sexy]] below).
* [[Evil Eye]] and [[Eye Beams]]: The monster Balor, whose gaze withered everything it touched.
* [[Evil Eye]] and [[Eye Beams]]: The monster Balor, whose gaze withered everything it touched.
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== Multimedia Franchises ==
== Multimedia Franchises ==
* ''[[.hack]]'' features [[Tragic Monster|Macha]] and [[Big Bad|Morganna]] (The Morrigan) {{spoiler|as [[AI Is a Crapshoot|digital]] [[Deus Est Machina|goddesses]]}}. Lia Fail, the Tuatha Dé Danann's stone of destiny is one of the Root Towns of The World. Three characters are known collectively as the "Descendants of Fianna". And Crennuos is also used by [[Mega Corp|CC Corp]] for the The World's backstory in ''.hack//G.U.''
* ''[[.hack]]'' features [[Tragic Monster|Macha]] and [[Big Bad|Morganna]] (The Morrigan) {{spoiler|as [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot|digital]] [[Deus Est Machina|goddesses]]}}. Lia Fail, the Tuatha Dé Danann's stone of destiny is one of the Root Towns of The World. Three characters are known collectively as the "Descendants of Fianna". And Crennuos is also used by [[Mega Corp|CC Corp]] for the The World's backstory in ''.hack//G.U.''


== Music ==
== Music ==
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